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give

/ɡɪv/

Meanings
noun
The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

Examples :

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."
material physics tendency quality essential

Related Words

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

Illustration hesitation

hesitation noun

/hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

An act of hesitating

"The student's hesitation before answering the question was noticeable. "

Illustration probability

probability noun

/pɹɒbəˈbɪlɪti/ /pɹɑbəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being probable; likelihood.

"The probability of passing the math test is high if you study regularly. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration ditransitive

ditransitive noun

/ˌdaɪtrænˈzɪtɪv/ /daɪˈtrænzɪtɪv/

A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object.

""Give" is a common example of a ditransitive. "

Illustration effectuate

effectuate verb

/ɪˈfɛktʃueɪt/ /ɪˈfɛktʃuˌeɪt/

To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).

"The new manager implemented changes to effectuate a more efficient workflow. "

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration supposition

supposition noun

/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/

Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

"My supposition is that John missed the meeting because of the traffic jam. "

Illustration communicate

communicate verb

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

To impart

"The teacher communicated the new assignment to the students. "

Illustration permission

permission noun

/pəˈmɪʃən/ /pɚˈmɪʃən/

Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

"Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?"

Illustration understood

understood verb

/ʌndəɹˈstʊd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Illustration infinitive

infinitive noun

/ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/

(grammar) the infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood)

"In the sentence "I want to eat," the phrase "to eat" is an example of the infinitive. "